After summiting, it's easy to feel like the challenge is over and all that remains are a few simple raps. Your situational awareness and risk perception change, distracting you from the necessary ...

What goes up must come down. You may be aware that down climbing is much more difficult and time consuming than climbing upwards, as well as sounding a little contradictory. This is because it's much ...

Most climbers agree on one thing: rappelling is terrifying. While the concept of using a rappel device to descend a rope is simple, in practice it requires the utmost attention to detail. This proves ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS/WVAH) — Some kids at Mary C. Snow Elementary School on the West Side are climbing to new heights. Charleston police taught children participating in the CPD Leadership ...

A thin, braided nylon rope was all that stood between Paul Kuenker and a 30-foot drop as he was gracefully floated to the ground from his perch atop an indoor rock wall at a Tempe climbing gym. The 28 ...

HANGING 45 feet above the dark Laurel Caverns floor, Clay Fischer, from Boy Scout Troop 9, dangled by a rope looped through his rock-climbing harness. Below him, the red and white helmets of fellow ...

I love all the natural wonders of the Hocking Hills, but the most stunning, to me, are the region’s rocks: the exposed outcroppings, steep cliffs, shadowy caves and rocky gorges. But it’s not always ...

Sure, I can settle this debate: Both opinions are right. Next question? Oh, wait. You probably want more than that. Well, as I said, they’re both right. On the one hand, the rappel loop is designed to ...

OLIVE HILL, Ky. - Carter Caves State Resort Park is opening a new adventure activity area at the park for rappelling and rock climbing. "We're glad to add this new adventure activity area at Carter ...